電撃

See also: 電擊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
電	撃
でん Grade: 2	げき Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
電擊 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) でんげき [dèńgékí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [dẽ̞ŋɡe̞kʲi]

Noun

電(でん)撃(げき) • (dengeki) 

1. an electric shock
2. a lightning attack
3. (figuratively) sudden, without warning

   電撃(でんげき)解任(かいにん) ― dengeki kainin ― sudden dismissal

   電撃(でんげき)加入(かにゅう) ― dengeki kanyū ― surprise participation

References

1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN